Review: Born Free BD + Screen Caps

Born Free is a unique drama with some powerful imagery of the animal refuge combined with some nice performances especially Virginia McKenna. I doubt this movie has ever looked better and although I don’t think the video and audio transfer were anything incredible, they are certainly above average.

 

 

Born Free
(1966)

REVIEW NAVIGATION
The Movie | Special Features | Video Quality | Audio Quality | Overall

Genre(s): Drama
Twilight Time | PG – 96 min. – $29.95 | December 8, 2015

Date Published: 01/10/2016 | Author: The Movieman

MOVIE INFO: Directed by: James Hill Writer(s): Joy Adamson (book); Gerald L.C. Copley (written by) Cast: Virginia McKenna, Bill Travers, Geoffrey Keen DISC INFO: Features: Commentary, Trailers Digital Copy: No Formats Included: Blu-ray Number of Discs: 1 Audio: English (DTS-HD MA 1.0) Video: 1080p/Widescreen 2.35 Subtitles: English SDH Disc Size: 24.5 GB Codec: MPEG-4 AVC Region(s): A, B, C

PLOT SYNOPSIS

Born Free, a meticulous adaptation of Joy Adamson’s best-selling book, tells the story of a Kenyan gamekeeper (BILL TRAVERS) and his animal-loving wife (VIRGINIA MCKENNA) who adopt a lion cub, Elsa, raising her and eventually giving her up to the wild life she deserves.

 

SPECIAL FEATURES – 1.25/5

The release is a bit light but does come with the standard essay booklet, an Audio Commentary with Film Historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo, and Nick Redman, the Trailer (3:22; HD) and Teaser (1:00; HD).

 

VIDEO – 4.25/5

Born Free comes to Blu-ray through Twilight Time shown in its original 2.35 widescreen aspect ratio and a 1080p high-definition transfer. Colors tend to be more on the natural levels like browns and grays with sections of bright colors here and there. Detail is alright and I didn’t notice major instances of artifacts, aliasing, dust marks or other flaws.

 

AUDIO – 3.75/5

The disc includes a standard but adequate DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 track which showcases good dialogue levels throughout with some minor depth for the soundtrack and scenes deep in nature from the cries of lion cubs to the other animals featured. While it’s nothing outstanding or even noteworthy, it’s still good enough.

 

OVERALL – 3.5/5

Overall, Born Free is a unique drama with some powerful imagery of the animal refuge combined with some nice performances especially Virginia McKenna. I doubt this movie has ever looked better and although I don’t think the video and audio transfer were anything incredible, they are certainly above average.

 

 

 

 

Check out some more screen caps by going to page 2. Please note, these do contain spoilers.